[Ads-l] When America sneezes

[Ben Zimmer]

Looks like a job for Quote Investigator. There are various versions of
"When France sneezes, (the rest of / all of) Europe catches a cold / blows
its nose / holds its breath," attributed to Metternich, Talleyrand, and no
doubt others.


On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 11:20 AM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com>
wrote:

> John Spain (
> https://www.irishcentral.com/when-america-sneezes-col2619-41051922 <
> https://www.irishcentral.com/when-america-sneezes-col2619-41051922>) says
> “When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches the cold” originated
> in 1929 due to the Wall Street stock market crash.
>
> I learned it around 1990 as Japan catching a cold. Misako Onoda (
> https://japanintercultural.com/about-us/news/president-obamas-bow-to-the-emperor/
> <
> https://japanintercultural.com/about-us/news/president-obamas-bow-to-the-emperor/>)
> has an article that includes this.
>
> On July 21, Argentine President Alberto Fernández said (
> https://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/video-alberto-fern%C3%A1ndez-alguien-estornuda-175600794.html
> <
> https://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/video-alberto-fern%C3%A1ndez-alguien-estornuda-175600794.html>)
> "Cuando alguien estornuda en Moscú un argentino se resfría”.”
>
>
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